Type-writing machine.



' H. GRUTGHLEY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, 1909.

Patented Jul 2?, 1909.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLIOAI'ION FILED APR. 26. 1909.

Patented July 27, 1909 mum's-sum z.

/4 I7/VE55E5 UNITED STATES PATENT onnion,

HARRY ORUTCHLEY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO UNDERWOOD TYPE-WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TYPE-WRITING- MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Application filed April 26, 1909. Serial No. 492,106.

- citizen of the United States, residing in Jerends of sai sey City, inthe county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Type-\Vriting- Machines, of W cation.

This invention relates to tabulators of type-writing machines, and is inthe nature of an im rovement upon the devices disclosed. in flnitedStates Letters Patent N 0. 850,839; In said atent, aseries of columnstops was mounte upon the framework of the machine, and a cooperatingstop was mounted u on the carriage; all of the colunin sto s lieingnormally out of use and so mounte that by pressing upon any stop itcould be moved into effective position. Mechanism was also provided toenable the carriage to be released simultaneously with the movement ofthe selected column stop to effective position.

One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide acolumn-stop mechanism of this character which .can readily be applied toexisting machines, in which the co umn stop bar is placed at the rearside of the machine, although so far as certain fea tures of thisinvention are concerned, the location of the column stop bar is notmaterial.

Another object is to make it more convenient to o crate-the columnstops.

According to the present improvements ich the following is aspecificolumn-stop adjusting keys aremounted in a row at the front ofthe machine upon forward ends of de ressible'levers; and to the rear 5levers are attached upstanding thrust rods, and these at their upperends are pivoted to a series of tumblers or stop operators, which arehinged end to end upon a horizontal shaft, which is fixed to theframework and extends along the usual series of column stops, eachtumbler capable of setting its associated stop, so that another key isenabled to move its stop into position for arresting the carriage, whi ethe sto s are adjustable independently of one anot ier along the usualrack, this adjustment being effected while the tumblersremainstationary; the stops being separated from the tumblers or operators,and each of the latter being of suflicicnt extent to admit of anadjustment of the stop within the range of about ten or twenty letterspaces.

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' When any key is depressed and its connect ed tumbler is rocked up, itserves not only to set the column stop forward to effective position,but also to rock forwardly the frame upon which the column stops aremounted, thereby both projecting the selected stop into the path of thecooperating carriage stop or dog and also releasing the, carriage fromthe control of its escapement mechanism. No movement of'the remainingcolumn stops or keys occurs however, because the stops are separatedfrom the tumblers, and hence can move forwardly independently thereof,so that one key can be operated without affecting the others.

When it is desired to use the tabulating mechanism in the ordinary Waywithout skipping columns, all of the stops are set to effectivepositions by turning a shifter ban-- dle; and then the ordinarytabulator key may be employed in the usual manner in stead of theskipping keys.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective rear view of anUnderwood front strike writing machine equipped with the presentimprovements; the fifth column stop from the left having been set by itskeys into position to arrest the carriage. Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic planof the column-stop keyboard.- Fig. 3 is a plan of the rear upper portionof the machine to illustrate the cooperation of'the carriage stop withthe column stops; the. carriage being shown arrested by the fifth stopin the series. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional side elevation,

showing a column stop as turned by its tumbler in' position to arrestthe carriage. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional elevation to show therelation of the column stop bar, the swinging frame of which it forms apart, the carriage and the carriage-releasing mechanism. Fig. 6 is asectional elevation of the rocking frame on which the column stops aremounted and of one of the column stops in normal position. Fig. 7 is asimilar view to show the column stop as partly rotated upon its rodtoward the cooperating carriage stop, before the movement of the rockingframe Fig. 7 illustrates the manner of turning the column stop rod tobring all the stops into effective position whenever the usualtabulating key is depressed. Fig. 8 is a similar View, but showing thecolumn stop as swung downwardly clear of the rack for adjustment alongthe same. Fig. 9 is a part sectional side elevation of the typewritingmachine showing the parts in normal positions.

In front of the keyboard 10 of a typewritsecured to the machine frame11; said shaft extending horizontally along the rear of the machine;each of said tumblers including a flap or bar portion 17 these barsbeing individually elevated by the thrust rods 16 to engage handles 18provided upon column stops 19, the latter mounted upon a cylindrical rod20 and capable of movement into the path of a cooperating stop 21usually provided. upon the carriage. ltach link 16 18 made extensible,its lower end being tapped to receive a threaded stem 22 pro-- jectingup from a pivoted piece 23, which is slotted at 24"to receive looselythe-rear end of the lever 13.

The column stop rod 20 is mounted in the ends 26 of a rocking frame,which usually comprises an upper rackbar 27 and a bottom square shaft28, said ends being rigidly connected by both the'rack bar and theshaft. As usual, the frame is hinged upon gudgeons 29, Fig. 1., providedin the main frame of the machine, and the square shaft 28 carries an arm30 to engage a lever 31 pivoted at 32 and having a roll 33 to lift arack bar 34 from a pinion 35, Figs. 5 and 9, forming part of thecarriage escapement mechanism; said rack bar being carried upon arms 36hinged at 37 to the ends of the paper carriage 38, upon which the stop21 is mounted. A spring 39 keeps the rocking frame normally tilted backto the osition at Figs. 5 to 9. The rack 27 is usua ly provided with ascale 40, and each column stop has an index 41 to cooperate with saidscale, as well as a tooth 42- to engage the rack 27.

Normally all of the column stops 19 are ineffective or out of use, as atFig. 8; that is, they are in such positions that none of them can beswung by the rocking frame 26, 27, 28, farenough to get into the path ofthe carriage stop 21 before said frame is arrested by the engagement ofthe front face of the rack 27 with the usual leather pad or brake 42.But upon the depression of any selected key 12, the associated rod 16 isthrust up to rock its tumbler 17 and the connected column stop 19 isfirst tilted forwardly about the rod 20,

to the Fig. 7 position, while the frame 26, 27, 28 remains stationary.The index 41, however, limit this independent movement of the columnstop; and further depression of the selected key 12, and consequent uWard thrust of the rod 16, serves to swing t e entire frame forwardlyabout thetrunnions 29; the handle 18 thus serving as a crank Whereb toturn said frame. By this movement 0? the column stop frame, the stop 19is carriedrforwardly enough to be encountered by the carriage stop 21;and at the same time, the lever 31 is vibrated by the arm 30, and therack 34 is lifted from the escapement pinion 35 'to release thecarriage, which, of course, is arrested by the engagement of 21 with 19.U on releasing the key, the parts are returne to normal positions bysprings 39, the rack 34 dropping by its own Weight, and'a spring 43returning the key lever 13 to normal position.

During the operation just described, the tooth 42 of the stop remainedin engagement with the rack 27. The compression spring 44, housed withinthe stop itself, presses aball 45 into a groove 46 formed longitudinallyin the top of the column stop rod 20, and tends always to return thecolumn stop to the Fig. 6 position. During the movement of the columnsto from the Fig. 6 to the Fig. 7 position, the ba 1 is forced partlyout of the groove 46, and there remains during the movement of the partsto the Fig. 4 position; but upon release of the'ke'y, the sprin 44 turnsthe column stop back about the ro 20 to the normal Fig. 6 position. i

It will be seen that each stop is adjustable to different pointsalongits associated tumbler 17, so that the latter can operate the stop atany point Within the ran e of several letter spaces or several notches othe column stop rack. The bars 17 c are shown abutting together endwise,so that each may afford a full range of adjustment of its associatedstop Each of tlie lifters 17 stands norma ly far enough belowthe columnstops, to permit the latter to'be swung out of en age ment with the rackand adjusted therea ong.

Any or all of the stops may move upwardly independently of the,underends of the shaft are provided with ofisetarms 47, each of whichoverlaps the adjoining tumbler, and at its inner end is bent to form anear 16 for the thI'lIStoIOd. This provision of the overlapping arm 47ermits the extension of the set of tumblers eyond the set ofthrust rods.

When it is desired to use the ordinary tabulator key 48 in place of thekeys 12, 5/130 handle 49, fixed upon the rod 20,is swung up to turn therod 20 from the Fig. 6 position to the Fig. 7 position, so that allstops are carried into position to be encountered by the carriage stop21 when the frame 27 is swung forward and the carriage released. The key48 will then. be employed in the usual manner, 'this key being mountedupon a lever 50 having a pin-and-slot connection at 51 in a link 52, thelatter pivoted at 53 to an ear 54 provided upon the shaft 28 of therocking frame.

From the foregoing, it willbe seen'that when the handle 49 is thrustdown to the Fig. 6 position, any key 12 may be manipulated to cause thecarriage to be released, and then arrested by the column stop which isassociated with the depressed key; all of the prior column stops beingskipped during the run of the carriage; while when the handle 49 isthrust up, no skipping can be done, but the tabulator may be used in theordinary way by employing either the key 48 or any of the keys 12. A

The column stop rod 20 may be held frictionally or otherwise at eitherFig. 6 or Fig. 7

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, andportions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a typewriting and tabnlating ma chine, a column-stop selectingmechanism comprising, in combination with a powerdriven carriage and anescapement mechanism, a series of keys, tumblers independently operablethereby, and a series of column stops associated with said tumblers.respectively and each adjustable relatively to the carriage and to itstumbler, and normally out of effective position, but movable by itstuineler into carriage-arresting position independently of the remainingstops.

2. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, a column-stop selectingmechanism colnprising'g, in combination with a powerdriven ca rage andan escapement mechan ism, St 'e of keys, tumblers independently operablethereby, a series of column stops associated with said tumblersrospectivey and each. adjustable relatively to the carriage and to itstumbler, and normally out of effective position, but movable by itstumbler into carriage-arresting position independently of the remainingstops, and carriage-rel .asing incclnrnism' also operable by each ofsaid tumblers.

In a typewriting and tabulating machine, a column-stop selectingmechanism, ccn'rprising, in combination with a powerdri en carriage andan escapement mechanism, a series of keys, tumblers independentlyoperable thereby and a series of column stops associated with saidtU]Ill;lOlS respecchine, the combination with a carriage, of a series ofkeys, a series of tumblers, one connected to each'key, and a series ofnormally ineffective column stops, one associated with each tumbler, andall normally out of effective positions, said tumblers abutting end toend and extending along the series of column stops, and each of thelatter adjustable in the direction of the run of the carriage t0difierent points along its associated tumbler, each tumbler effectivewhen operated by its key to set the selected column stop independentlyof the others into position to arrest the carriage.

5. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, the combination with acarriage, of a series of keys, a shaft, a series of independent tumblersloosely mounted end to end on said shaft, a series of connections fromsaid tumblers to said keys, and a series of normally ineffective columnstops, each of the latter adjustable along the carriage and having apart to be engaged by the corresponding tumbler when 0 erated by theconnected key, to set the co umn stop into carriage-arresting positionindependently of the other stops.

6. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, the combination with acarriage, of a series of keys, a shaft, a series of independent tumblersloosely mounted end to end on said shaft, a series of connections fromsaid tumblers to said keys, and a series of normally ineffective columnstops, each of the latter adjustable along the carriage and having apart 'to be engaged by the corresponding tumbler when operated by theconnected key, to set the column stop into carriage? arresting positionindependently of the other sto s; said keys mounted upon key levers, andthe latter connected by links directly to said tumblers.

7. In a typewriting and tabulating ma.'

-adjustable along the carriage and having 'a part to be engaged by thecorresponding tumbler when operated by the connected key, to set thecolumn stop into carriagearresting position independently of the otherstops;'tlre width of the series of tumblers being greater than the widthof the series of connections, and certain of said tumblers havingoverlapping extensions to which their connections are pivoted.

8. In a typewriting and tabulating ma chine, the combination with -acarriage, of a series of keys, a shaft, a series of inde endent tumblersloosely mounted end to en on said shaft, a series of connections fromsaid tumblers to said keys, a series of normally ineffective columnstops, each of the latter adjustable along the carriage and having a artto be engaged by the corresponding tum ler when operated by theconnected key, to set the column stop into carriage-arresting positionindependently of the other stops, each tumbler comprisin a hub portionto fit'upon said shaft, and a Iaterally extended flap or bar portion t-oengage the column stop.

9. In a typewriting and tabulating mas chine, the combination with acarriage, of a series of column stops independently adjustable along therun of the carriage, and a series of column-stop operators extendingalong the series of column stops, one operator associated with eachstop, each'of said operators of sufficient extent to permit adjustmentof its column stop along both the rack and the 0 erator While'remamingunder the control 0 vthe latter.

10. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, the combination With acarriage, of a series of column stops independently adjustable along therun of the carriage, a series of column-sto operators extending, alongthe series of co umnstops, one operator associated with each stop, eachof said operators of sufficient extent to ermit adjustment of its columnstop along 0th the rack and the 0V erator while remaining under thecontrol oi the latter, and independently operable keys connected to said0 erators to set any selected column stop independently of the otherstops to carriage arresting osition.

11. In a typewriting and tabu ating machine, the combination with acarriage, of a series of column stops independently adjustable along therun of the carriage,and a series of column-stop operators extendingalong the series of column stops, one operator associated with eachstop, each of said operators of sufiicient extent to ermit adjustment ofits column stop along 0th the rack and the operator while remainingunder the controlv of the latter; each of said operators in the form ofa tumbler pivoted upon the framework and having a stop-operating portionadjoinin the corresponding portion of the next tum ler.

12. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, the combination with acarriage, of a series of-column stops independently adjust able alongthe run of the carriage, and a series of column-stop operators,extending along the series of column stops, one operator associated witheach stop, each of said operators of sufficient extent to permitadjustment of its column stop along both the rack and the operator Whileremaining under the control of the latter; each of said operators in theform of a tumbler pivoted upon the framework and having a stop-operatingpor' tion adjoinin the corresponding portion of the next tum ler, andeach connected by a. link to a lever carrying a key.

13. In a typewriting and tabulating machine, the combination with acarriage, of a series of column stops independently adj ustable alongthe run of the carriage, and a series of column-stop voperatorsextending along the series of column stops, one operator associated witheach stop, each of said operators of sufiicient extent to permitadjustment of its column stop along both the rack and the operator whileremaining under the control of the latter; each of said operators in theform of a tumbler pivoted upon the framework and having a stop-operatingportion adjoining thecor esponding portion of the next tumbler, an eachconnected by a link to a lever carrying a key; the turnblers forming arow extending along the carriage, and those tumblers at the ends of therow being provided with offset connections to the keys.

14. In a typewriting and tabulating mechanism, the combination with acarriage having a stop, of a series of column stops, a bar forsupporting the column stops, a series of column-stop operators actuated.by a series of keys, eaciif column sto) adjustable independently of theothers aiong both its associated o erator and said carriage, means toturn sai bar, the latter connected to said column stops to move them allto efiective positions, an auxiliary key to move all of the column stopssimultaneously from the lastmentioned positions into the path of saidcarriage stop, and a carriage-releasing mechanism operated either bysaid auxiliary key or by any of the column stop keys.

15. In a typewriting and tabulating mechanism, the combination with acarriage hav ing a stop, of a series of column stops, a bar forsupporting the column stops, a series of column-stop operators actuatedby a series of keys, each column sto pendently of the others a ong bothits associated operator and said carriage, means to, turn said bar, thelatter connected to said i column stops to move them all to effectivepositions, an auxiliary key to moveall of the column stops simultaneouslfrom the lastmentioned positions into t e path of said carriage stop,and a carriage-releasing mechanism operated .pither by said auxiliarykey or by any of the eolumn stop keys; said operators being disconnectedfrom "aid column stops, to permit the described movements of the latter.

adjustable inde--.

16. In a typewriting and tabulating mechanism, the combination with apower-drivenof the others to effective position and simultaneouslymoving said frame to release the carriage; each column stop beingadjustable along the rack independently of its operator.

17. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage and'astop, of column stops adjustable independently of one another in thedirection of travel of the carriage, a series of keys, connections to enable any selected key to set its column stop into the path of the firststop, each of'said connections including a stop-operator constructed tooperate its associated column stop at different adjustmentspf the latteralong the rack, the column stop being adjustable independently of theoperator, a

movable frame upon which said co umn stops, are mounted, an auxiliarykey connected to said rocking frame to operate the latter independentlyof said series of keys, and means to shift said column sto ssimultaneously to positions where they wi 1 be effective in succession.

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage having astop, of a set of column stops adjustable independently of one anotherin the direction of travel of the carriage, a series of keys one foreach column stop, connections to enable any se lected key to set itscolumn stop into the ath of said carriage stop, said connectionsincluding a stop-operator constructed to operate its assoclated columnstop at differentadjustments of the latter along the rack, the columnstop being adjustable independently of the operator and separatedtherefrom, a rocking frame uponwhlch said column stops are mounted, anauxiliary key connected to said rocking frame to operate the latterindependently of said series of keys, and a finger-piece upon therocking frame having means to set said series of column stopssimultaneously to positions where they will be effective in successionupon the repeated rocking of said frame.

19. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage, of aletter-feeding mechanism, a stop on the carriage, a rack on theframework of the, machine, a series of column-stops adjustable along therack, yielding means for holding each column-stop out of effectiveposition while held by said rack,- a series of keys mounted upon thestore mounted upon the framework 0 framework of the machine, connectionsex tending from said keys to said column stops, said connections eachincluding a stop-o erfii t 6 machine and constructed to operate itsassociated column stop at difierent adjustments of the latter along therack, the column stop being adjustable independently of the operator,and means rendered effective by pressure upon any key for releasing thecarriage from the control of the letter-feeding mechanism.

20. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a power-drivencarriage and a letter-feeding mechanism, of a carriage stop, a movablebar, a series of column-stops adjustable along the bar, means forsecuring the column-stops against accidental displacement along saidbar, means holding each column-stop out of effective position while sosecured, finger-keys, connections from said keys to said column stops,each connection including a stop-operator mounted'upon the framework ofthe machine and constructed to operate its associated column stop atdifferent adjustments of the latter along the rack, the column stopbeing adj ustable independently of the opei'ator, each column stopmovable upon said bar b its key into effective position independent y ofthe other column-stops, said bar being movable by pressure upon any ofsaid keys, and a carriage-releasing mechanism controlled by said bar.

21. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage and alette1=feeding mechanism, of a carriage stop, a rack, a bar extendingalong said rack, a series of columnstops pivoted independentl upon saidbar and adj ustab e therealong and having teeth, and rotatable aboutsaid ivots to engage and disengage theirteeth wit said of one anotherrack, springs holding said column-stops normally out of effectiveositions while engaged by said rack, said. bar eing movable by pressureapplied to any of said column stopsfor moving the column stops toeffective position and mechanical connections extending from saidcolumnstops to independently operable ke s, each of saidmechanicalconnections inc uding' a stop operator mounted upon theframework of the machine and constructed to operate itsassociatedfcolumn stopat difierent adjustments of the latter along therack, the column stop being adulating mechanism, the combijustable indeendently of the operator.

22. In a tail nation with a carriage and a letter-feeding" mechanism, ofa carriage stop, a rack, a bar extending along said rack, a series ofcolumnstops pivoted independentl of one another upon said bar andadjustab e'therealong and to engage and disengage their teeth with saidrack, springs holding said column-stops normally out of effectivepositions while engaged having teeth, and rotatable about said pivots vby said rack, said bar being movable by prescolumn-stops toindependently operable keys each of sai mechanical connections includinga stop-operator mounted upon the framework of the machine andconstructed to op erate its associated column stop at difierentadjustments of the latter along the rack, the 10 column stopbeingadjustable'mdependently of the operator, and a carriage-releasingmechanism operable by said keys through said column sto s.

llARRY CRUTCHLEY. WVitnesses:

JOHN A. SEIFERT, K. FRANKFORT.

